# Lessona (Massimo Clerico)

> Red, Lessona DOC by [Massimo Clerico](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/massimo-clerico.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/massimo-clerico-lessona).

- **Producer:** Massimo Clerico
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Lessona DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Vigna Gorena, family-owned on the hills of Lessona
- **Soil:** Sandy soil of marine origin
- **Vinification:** 12 months in barriques and 12 months in French oak botte (large casks). 13.5% vol.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

The estate's straight Lessona, from the family's Gorena vineyard, with 24 months of oak ageing. About 3,000 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Colour: brilliant ruby red with garnet shades, excellent concentration. Nose: intense and enveloping, with medicinal herbs (cinchona and rhubarb), a sweet fragrance of wild strawberry, redcurrant and fine spices. Palate: very intense and persistent, with plenty of grapefruit and an iodine, briny sensation from the unusual sandy soil of marine origin.

## Food pairings

Risotto, caponet alla piemontese (stuffed cabbage rolls with meat), aged cheeses. The English page lists stewed veal cheek, roasts, risotto and aged cheeses.